Argentine director of Luis Ortega on ‘Crazy Love Story “Magnetized’

Argentine director Luis OrtegaWhose last function “killed the jockey” premier in competition at 2024. years Venice Film FestivalHe returns to Lido with his next film, “magnetized”, which will present during the funding market in Venice, and August 29 – 31.

With clinification of films like John Cassavetes “Minnie and Moskovitz” and Paul Thomas “” crazy love stories “vision, a young free priest, but destructive attitude with an Eva, a woman who is in the middle of a nervous breakdown.

A long time ago, Ramon pulled into the dark world where he was guided by hard drugs, he believed he was pushing on the edge of madness. When Eve suddenly disappears without a trace, priestly despair, leading him to commit a series of shocking and violent crimes. Still, the deadly rampage has a strange consequence to leave him with a mysterious gift, because Ramon’s body develops magnetic powers.

The priest will soon be in exile into a remote mining city, where its powers attract Christ’s accompanying among the impoverished, superstitable and desperate inhabitants. There will be an explosive act that could lead to its self-destruction – or its redemption.

“Magnetized” is based on the book “Magnetizado”, Carlos Buskued, and produced Ortega and Esteban Peroud for the production of companies in Buenos Aires El Despancho.

Speak Variety In front of the market in Venice, Ortega described his initially reluctantly to adapt the business book, which was based on a series of killings in Buenos Aires in the 1980s. They just made the arrest of Cannes Drama “El Angel” – film “which is based on true events and about the serial killer,” while he described it when “Magnetized” was offered to him for the release of this film 2018. Years.

But he comes to the heel “Kill Jockey”, an absurd comedy that saw him in a very other vein, Ortega said he suddenly felt a story, so, a magnetic move.

“Sounds surreal, but also has poetry,” he said. “This idea that magnetized explains a lot of things. It can explain the fate. It can explain the synchronity, why you fall in love with certain people, why you have certain friends, why you have certain friends.”

Processing talent from Buenos Aires, Ortega sent its first characteristic, “in recent years,” El Angel “, including” El Angel “, and his latest film of the Academy”, and its latest film “entered Akantrian film “Ekscentric Comedy”, and his latest film “, and his latest film” entered the Academy Awards “. It competes for the golden lion in Venice last year.

Described by Variety‘s Gui Lodge As “alternately dark and daphal” and “colorful argentine odority,” the film hardened ortegi growing status and was also elected to represent the Latin American Nation in the best international function Oscar Race.

With “magnetized”, the director said it turns into a “naturalistic” style. “It’s a little rough. It’s not so neat. It’s more physical,” he said. “I’m going all the way with the actors in multiple mood tapes than in” kill jockey “, which is a little shelter with framing and stylish (elements). I just go with a stronger feeling here, with passion.”

Valentin Oliva, Singer and Hip-Hop-Hop artist is professionally known as VOS, Beasts as Ramona, while Ortega continues to play an acting to play the role of Eva. “I’m just looking for a real face. A person with real energy,” he said. “I’m in the characters and faces – just to lubricate them by impulses.”

Despite the success of its previous films, the director said that “magnetized” is clearly pushing it “in the second direction”.

“I like it when you can’t touch the country and doesn’t really hear anything,” Ortega said. “I don’t like it artically, creatively – to the places I’ve already visited. I like to feel this kind of inspiring when you’re not so sure, in terms of language and you’re just repeating something you know.

“I’ve never done this kind of crazy love story,” he added. “I don’t know what the hell will go out of it. But I’m really fascinated by the idea.”